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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Was speaking with my spouse about getting a weekend away together just the two of us - we need some time to reconnect. We have two young kids. My MIL lives locally, but is getting older. We haven't taken a solo trip together since when our first was an infant and my mother watched him for a weekend.

Asked my spouse if we could inquire with MIL about doing a weekend away in 2025. Spouse put the kibosh on that quickly, saying MIL is too old to watch two young kids.

So - is this it? We won't be taking another kid-free trip until our youngest is 16 and can stay home alone?

If so, I can now understand why marriages fade out.

What the hell do other people do? Or are you with your kids 24/7? [/quote]

Sounds about right.  Sorry.  My husbands parents are dead.  My mom is dead.  Dad is in great health but probably not the right person to watch my kids longer than a few hours.  Aunts and uncles are busy with their own kids and live out of state. They would probably do it but we’d have to fly the whole family to their house five states away and we go drive someone any hour
Form their house.  It would be a whole thing . . . And still very expensive.

We visit dad in FL and might squeeze in a date night.  Every once in a while my kids have play dates or parties that are close and we can drop off and go on walk together.  It is what it is.

For special occasions we get a sitter.

I cannot imagine a week away without massive logistical challenges.  Doable, but a stressor in its own.  [/quote]

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